TAKE YOUR GARDEN TO HIGHER LEVEL! Rebecca Krans Michigan State University Extension Consumer Horticulture Educator
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1 TAKE YOUR GARDEN TO HIGHER LEVEL! Rebecca Krans Michigan State University Extension Consumer Horticulture Educator
2 WHY? Intensive Vegetable Gardening Practices Increase productivity/maximize yields Increase sustainability Expand your garden space Saving time, space, energy, fertilizer, water
3 Intensive Gardening Can help solve: drainage problems enable use of poor sites minimize soil compaction eliminate need for power equipment expand the growing season
4 Intensive gardening practices Healthy soil! Careful planning Wide-row planting Staggered planting Succession planting Inter-planting Vertical growing Cover crops Plastic mulches Season extenders
5 Beware INTENSIVE means Watering Thinning Pest control Sanitation Crop rotation Fertilizing/healthy soil Composting
6 Soil health Always remember, feed the soil to feed the plant Soil test every 3 yrs. Reduced tillage/cultivation Organic mulches Well-rotted manure Compost Raised beds Cover crops
7 Soil Structure Loose Aggregated
8 Texture vs. Structure Texture is unchangeable Structure can be improved or destroyed
9 Smart Soils be sure to get your soil tested to see what nutrients the soil might be lacking? What is the ph? What is the organic matter content?
10 Minimal cultivation Photo by: Bookshelf Boyfriend, flickr.com Ingrid S, flickr.com
11 Organic mulches Are you using mulches? reduce erosion and water loss? add nutrients over time create a more even soil temperature Weed control
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13 Weed Control Demo, Chatham, 1993 Straw Newspaper Mulch Hoe Black Plastic Mulch No Control
14 Compost
15 Composting Size Maximum size of 4 x 4 for the backyard Location Place convenient to the garden Not in a low spot Photo by: Ciaran Mooney, flickr.com
16 Careful planning Interrelationships of the plants Nutrient needs Shade tolerance Above & below-ground growth Preferred growing seasons Start in January and Feb. Your likes Amount needed Intensive gardening can look beautiful while saving space and resources. (Photo credit: Karen Jeannette)
17 Keep records, plan, plan.
18 Determine Length of crop- short or long season crop i.e. (#of days to maturity) Appropriate planting dates Season specific varieties Soil temperature Length of harvest Crop competition
19 Edible Flowers
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21 Pollinators & other good guys
22 Intensive gardening techniques Wide row Raised bed planting Square foot gardening Succession Planting Inter-planting Growing Vertically
23 Wide row 1-4 feet wide planting rows Vegetables for wide rows: Beets, carrots, chard, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, radishes, spinach, turnips, beans, kale, cabbage, beans, peas, garlic, shallots Stagger plants rather than in single file rows.
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26 Recommended spacing Radishes 1 Onions, beets, carrots 2-3 Leeks, turnips, peas 3-4 Lettuce, bush beans 4-6 Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower 18 Eggplant Tomatoes (dependent on cultivar)
27 Raised bed Raise soil level 6-12 above ground level Can be supported or not 3-4 wide and any length Reduce compaction Plant using a wide row or broadcast Goal: space plants equal distances from each other on all sides
28 Raised beds
29 Raised Beds-and Space Saving options
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31 Space-saving Options Square-foot Gardening members.aol.com
32 Square foot garden plan
33 Succession Planting After harvesting one crop, replant space with another e.g. early cabbage and broccoli followed with snap beans or zucchini e.g. spring lettuce, radishes, and spinach with beets or carrots e.g. after harvesting peas, plant Brussel sprouts or onions Be sure to re-fertilize and/or add organic matter. Be sure to keep transplants and seeds well watered.
34 Succession with relaying 2 week intervals Plant cultivars that vary in maturity time, e.g. 50 and 60 day beans or early, mid, and late-season corn
35 Succession Plant a spring, summer, and fall garden Cool season crops (broccoli, lettuce, and peas) Warm season (beans, tomatoes, peppers) Cool season or a winter cover crop
36 Succession success Starting seeds indoors A new crop should be ready to take the place, e.g. having 6 transplants ready to go will save you time Be sure to recondition soil, i.e. add organic matter
37 Interplanting Planting 2 or more different crops in the same row or bed What do you need to know for success? Length of its growing season? What is its growth pattern Possible negative effects on other neighboring plants? Preferred growing season? Light? Nutrient requirements? Moisture requirements?
38 Interplanting
39 Intercropping
40 Interplanting How can it be done? Alternating rows in the same bed, mixing plants within a row, or by distributing various species Beginners suggest alternating rows e.g. between pepper plants (12 ) seed radishes, leaf lettuce, or spinach
41 Interplanting Mix Long-season (slow-maturing) crops like carrots with Short-season (quick maturing) crops like radishes Growth patterns radishes at the base of beans or broccoli or shade tolerant lettuce, spinach, and celery planted in the shade of taller crops Heavy feeders, like cabbage family, mixed with less gluttonous plants. Mix root, leaf, and legumes to take advantage of nutrients.
42 Interplanting Help with insect and disease Spacing: Center of one plant to center of another
43 Growing vertically Grow upward to save space Make use of trellises, nets, strings, cages, panels, or poles Especially suited to small spaces Beware of shadows Water requirement Yield per square foot is high vs. yield per plant
44 Vertical Growing Tomatoes and vine crops Pole beans 6-7 foot high Clingers (peas, cucumbers) 5-6 chicken wire Melons & winter squash require strong structures and slings to support heavy fruit, must train them Tomatoes 1-2 main stems & loosely tied to a 5-6 stake
45 Tomatoes
46 Pole beans
47 Pole beans
48 Melons & Winter Squash
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50 Pole beans
51 Up close
52 At the beginning
53 During the season
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56 Accessible & Vertical
57 A test.
58 Cover crops Benefits: Suppress weeds Protecting soil from rain or erosion Improving soil structure Adding organic matter to soil Fixing nitrogen Scavenging soil nitrogen Decreasing soil diseases and pests Helps pollinators and beneficial insects
59 Cover crop types: Legumes vs. non-leguminous Low-growing vs. tall growing Cold vs. warm weather tolerant Annual vs. perennial
60 Cover crops How to get started? What are your goal(s)? Planting work up soil, broadcast seed, and rake it in. Fall planting 4 weeks before killing frost Care mowing may be required White Dutch clover
61 Cover crops Killing at flowering Mow with a mower or a weed trimmer Wait 1-2 days until dry and then dig them in Wait 2-3 weeks before planting (allelopathic)
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63 How do I fit in cover crops? Succession planting after lettuce, radishes, and other early vegetables, plant a fast growing cover crop, like buckwheat Interplanting plant a cover crop 1/3 of the way through the vegetable s lifecycle, e.g. 75 day corn, seed cover crop at 25 days after sowing corn Transplant tomato or pepper plants into a mowed mulch of hairy vetch and rye.
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65 Which one to use? Time of year and species? Cereal rye (cold tolerant) vs. buckwheat (frost tender) Other examples: Rye annual rye vs. cereal rye Plant late summer/early fall Field peas/oats nitrogen fixing and organic matter Plant late summer/early fall, winter kill
66 Which one continued? Sorghum-sudangrass Organic matter Frost tender mow it down to 6 when it reaches 3 or plant 7 weeks before frost Buckwheat Excellent smother crop Don t let it go to seed Matures in 6-8 weeks
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68 Which one? Clover White Dutch clover great living mulch tolerating shade and traffic Yellow blossom sweet clover excellent nutrient scavenger, builds soil structure Crimson clover attracts beneficials, looks nice All help to build rich soils
69 Cover up
70 Legumes Contribute N to the soil Invasive type clovers may become a problem if allowed to go to seed or spread Plant below heavy feeders, like corn, leave on through winter & then turn under and plant N hungry plants like greens Types: Clover Crimson clover Dutch white clover Alfalfa Fava beans -
71 Where to buy them? Pay premium for small amounts rather than bulk Check with your local farm supply/feed store Mail order suggestions: Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply, Grass Valley, CA, Johnny s Selected Seeds, Winslow, ME, Seven Springs Farm, Check, VA,
72 Plastic mulches Benefits: Increased yields Earlier maturing Higher quality Enhanced insect management Weed control
73 Which vegetables? Muskmelons Tomatoes Peppers Cucumbers Squash Eggplant Watermelons Okra Strawberries Cut flowers
74 Plastic mulches Color affects energy-radiating behavior AND the microclimate around the plant Color affects the surface temperature of the mulch and the underlying soil temperature Plastic must be in contact with the soil, i.e. tight stretching to avoid air pockets
75 Plastic mulches Thickness.015 mil to 1.5 mil Opacity Color Silver repels aphids Blue attracts thrips & increases tomato production Yellow attracts insects Tomato 12% increase over a 3 yr. study Black 5 degrees warmer at a 2 depth 3 degrees warmer at a 4 depth
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77 Black plastic Can be perforat ed or without holes. Warms up the soil Weed
78 Garden in Three Seasons Cloches Row covers Low tunnels Cold frames High tunnels
79 Cloches a container that covers individual or groups of plants-protecting them from cold weather Can be as simple as a milk jug with bottom cut off Commercial examples include: HotKaps Wall o Water
80 Cloches cont. Milk jugs Wall o Water
81 Cloches
82 Made from spun polyester and polypropylene. Some can be perforated. They are lightweight and can float over most crops. They provide an additional 2 to 8 degrees of frost protection. Row Covers
83 Use of row covers Frost protection Insect protection
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85 Low tunnels
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87 Secure low tunnels
88 Low tunnels
89 Structure used to start transplants, seed directly, or produce crops. Captures radiant heat from sun through use of glass or transparent top. Hinged top for venting. Cold frame
90 Cold Frames Able to extend at least 1 month on each end Make no larger than 3x6 Back 4-6 higher Grow in pots or flats or directly in the soil
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92 Seedlings hardening off ½ hour first day ½ hour each for a week
93 Cold frame bales
94 Permanent or semi-permanent Materials Top Glass, fiberglass, polyethylene, GH plastic, shower door Snow loads Frame Straw Cinder (place holes up) Cedar, cypress, redwood
95 Temperature monitoring Rule of thumb Outside temperature is below 30 degrees leave top on Outside temperature is above 40 degrees prop open a few inches Outside temperature is above 50 degrees remove top completely; you will need to replace late in day; cover to insulate
96 Cold frame examples
97 Cold frames Automated system Less labor Still needs monitoring Electrical cost Initial investment
98 Structure with single or double layer of plastic. Used with radiant heat of sun or with supplemental heat source. Crops started and grown earlier and later in the growing season. High tunnels Low tunnel w/strawberry crop
99 High tunnel MSU Student Organic Farm What practices do you see?
100 Questions? Thank you!
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